A new study says Covid deaths in China "could be cut to less than 200,000" if Chinese authorities boost vaccination rates of elderly people with mRNA vaccines and other measures

Stocks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo all rose on Tuesday after Beijing dropped its quarantine requirement for inbound travellers; the US dollar also eased

Health officials say China's Covid crisis – said to be causing thousands of deaths a day – is likely to strain its fragile health system for at least two months

BioNTech vaccine shipment comes after China agreed to allow Germans in the country to get the shot following a deal during Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit in Beijing last month

There is worry about the threat of a huge number of deaths, while the US voiced concern about virus mutations and the economic impacts, both at home and abroad

China's rocky exit from zero-Covid has forced banks and financiers to dust off plans devised to cope with the health crisis, injecting greater of unpredictability into markets

Health officials are concerned about rural areas, which are likely to see the return of many family members next month, but have had little exposure to the virus since the pandemic erupted

The US has added dozens of firms to its trade blacklist in a bid to curb China's military, human rights abuses, and block suppliers of the Russian military

There are fears of severe health impacts and major economic disruption as Beijing and other cities are experiencing huge waves of Covid cases

China is likely to roll out a fourth Covid shot – or second booster – this week for elderly citizens aged 60 and above, plus high-risk groups with serious underlying disease, the Global Times says.

The Chinese capital has been hit hard by a Covid outbreak after its dramatic U-turn on testing and quarantine rules, but the government is urging people not to worry

Firms using a range of strategies to try to keep operations running while Covid spreads at a rapid pace through some Chinese cities